{"product_id":"2940016730578","title":"The Expert In You","description":"Self esteem is important. Feeling good about who you are and\u003cbr\u003ehaving confidence in yourself is something everyone should do,\u003cbr\u003ebut many don’t. The problem often lies in that they try to do\u003cbr\u003esomething when they’re younger and fail at it. If it happens more\u003cbr\u003ethan once, they begin to lose confidence in their abilities and too\u003cbr\u003emany times, never gain it back.\u003cbr\u003eOften, self esteem keeps us from reaching our goals. If you don’t\u003cbr\u003efeel good about yourself, you often don’t realize things you’re good\u003cbr\u003eat. When you’re told negative things about yourself from\u003cbr\u003echildhood, it’s hard to turn those feelings around. It’s time you stop\u003cbr\u003egiving yourself a pity party. Open your eyes. Dig deep inside\u003cbr\u003eyourself and discover what it is that makes you special. You can\u003cbr\u003edo it!\u003cbr\u003e5\u003cbr\u003eHow to Find Your Expertise\u003cbr\u003eYou may be saying, “You don’t know me. I don’t have anything I’m\u003cbr\u003egood at.” You can say that until you’re blue in the face, and I’ll\u003cbr\u003enever believe it. Why? It’s simple. I’ve been there and done that.\u003cbr\u003eI’d say at one point in our lives everyone has felt like they’re not\u003cbr\u003egood at anything. It’s time to get over that negative self-talk and\u003cbr\u003emove on to finding that talent that is buried within you.\u003cbr\u003eThere are several ways to find out what your expertise is. Of\u003cbr\u003ecourse, if your opinion is that you can’t do anything, don’t rely on\u003cbr\u003eyourself for impartial judgment on that. You are, however, a good\u003cbr\u003eplace to start.\u003cbr\u003eWill you be good at everything you try…of course not! No one is\u003cbr\u003egood at everything. You can find what you are good at though.\u003cbr\u003eMaybe you love the theater. You may have a life-time dream of\u003cbr\u003ebeing an actor\/actress. The problem is…you can’t act. Acting is a\u003cbr\u003etalent. You either have it or you don’t. Sometimes you can take\u003cbr\u003eevery class or training course there is in a subject, and know that\u003cbr\u003eyou’ll never be more than mediocre at it. Does that mean you still\u003cbr\u003ecan’t work doing something you love? NO—you just have to look\u003cbr\u003eat the alternatives.\u003cbr\u003eMaybe you’re a good organizer and planner. Maybe that dream\u003cbr\u003eyou have of being an actor\/actress gives you a vision. Instead of\u003cbr\u003ewasting money on acting lessons, you can train to be a director. If\u003cbr\u003eyou like to like writing, maybe you can write scripts. Maybe you’re\u003cbr\u003ea master builder and you can build stage sets. I’m sure you\u003cbr\u003eunderstand what I’m trying to tell you. Take what you’re good at\u003cbr\u003eand work it into something you feel passionate about. Then, you’ll\u003cbr\u003eenjoy your work. You’ll be better at it, and feel better about\u003cbr\u003eyourself.\u003cbr\u003eThis book will help you discover what your talents are and teach\u003cbr\u003eyou how to take those talents and monetize on them. Make\u003cbr\u003emoney doing something you love.\u003cbr\u003e• What are you good at? Life doesn’t come with instructions.\u003cbr\u003eThere’s no genie that’s going to pop out of a bottle and tell\u003cbr\u003e6\u003cbr\u003eyou what you’re good at. You have to figure that out for\u003cbr\u003eyourself. Often it’s a process of trial and error. Ironically, we\u003cbr\u003efind out what we’re good at many times by eliminating what\u003cbr\u003ewe’re not good at. We learn from our mistakes as much as\u003cbr\u003ewe learn from our successes.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s up to you to take the first step. You have to decide that\u003cbr\u003eyou know you’re good at something and start down the road\u003cbr\u003eto determining exactly what that something is. You have\u003cbr\u003esome skill that you’re passionate about that you can turn into\u003cbr\u003eprofit. It’s time you set out to find it.\u003cbr\u003eTo begin the process of determining what you’re good at,\u003cbr\u003ewrite everything down. Get a piece of paper and a pen and\u003cbr\u003estart writing down anything you do well. The key here is to\u003cbr\u003enot forget the little things. Everyone knows if they’re good at\u003cbr\u003ebig things, like the singing example used earlier, but the little\u003cbr\u003ethings are often neglected. Are you a good listener? Do you\u003cbr\u003ework well with people? Are you an organizer? Are you good\u003cbr\u003ewith numbers? Do you like planning things like parties? Are\u003cbr\u003eyou compassionate toward others? Do you have a hobby\u003cbr\u003eyou’re good at? Maybe you’re good with languages. The list\u003cbr\u003eis practically endless.\u003cbr\u003eMaybe there’s something on your current job that you’ve\u003cbr\u003ebeen told you’re good at. Does your supervisor ask you to\u003cbr\u003ehead committees? Have you never been short on your\u003cbr\u003edrawer if you’re a cashier? Is everything cleaner when you\u003cbr\u003edo it? Maybe you’re good at seeing the overall picture and\u003cbr\u003espotting errors quickly in print or lists of numbers. I’m sure\u003cbr\u003eyou’ve been told by your supervisor ...","brand":"0penny.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070059921648,"sku":"2940016730578","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016730578_p0.jpg?v=1763640712","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016730578","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}